Cash-recorder



Patented June 14 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. MORFORD, OF ALLENTOVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CASH-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,890, dated June 14,1892.

Application filed February 3, 1892. Serial No. 420,189. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. MoEEoEn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Recorders, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to cash-recorders and among the objects in vieware to provide a mechanism which shall automatically present successivespaces on a record-sheet for the recording of sales, items of account,and other matters of record to insure a uniform, regular, andpredetermined quantity of paper fed at each operation, to provide meansfor varying said quantity, and to insure against looseness, wrinkles,and otherirregularities of the record-sheet at the part where entriesare to be made thereon.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the deskand drawer-case, the recording mechanism and drawer being shown in sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a partial plan with the desk removed. Fig. 3 isaperspective of the clutch-lever. Fig. at is a detail of theweb-supporting cone.

A represents the desk and drawer-case, in the top of which there is theusual sight-opening, one-half of which is covered by the glass or othertransparent substance A a portion A of said sight-opening being leftuncovered to give access to the record-sheet for the purpose of writingupon the same. A partition 13 is arranged in the case A for the purposeof supporting the recording mechanism, and it has a slot B for thepassage of the device which operatively connects the recording mechanismwith the drawer O, which is arranged within the case below saidpartition.

In a frame-work D there is mounted the record-cylinder E, which has uponone end an annular clutch-ring E, upon which a clutchlever F is adaptedto operate for the purpose of intermittently rotating the cylinder E.The clutch-lever has near one end two lugs F, between which theclutch-ring E passes loosely when the lug F bears upon the inner surfaceof the clutch-ring. Vhen, however, the tail F of the clutch-lever ispressed so as to throw the lug F inwardly away from the clutch-ring, thetwo lugs F bind upon said ring and upon opposite sides thereof and causea movement of the record-cylinder, said movement being that which windsthe recordsheet upon the cylinder. This movement is produced by a dog G,which is suitably mounted upon the drawer C. The dog may be secured tothe drawer (inside or outside) in various manners, it being requisitethat it should be capable of contact with and escape from theclutch-lever in an outward or in ward movement of the drawer and passingbeneath and behind the elutch-leverin an inward movement and closing ofthe drawer. To accomplish this operation, the dog is pivoted at G.

To give strength and'serviceability, the dog is pivoted to a metal plateG which is secured by screws or otherwise to the outer surface of oneside of the drawer, the latter being cut away, as shown by dotted linesG, to form a recess in which the dog may operate. A lug Gr may be formedon the inner face of the plate G against which, instead of against theedge of the drawer, on the line G immediately under said lug, an adjusting-screw may. impinge. The purpose of this screw is to regulatethecontinuance of the contact of the dog G with the clutch-lever F, wherebya greater or less movement of the record-cylinder, and therefore agreater or less space of the paper, may be presented after each movementof the lever. The point G of the dog will reach farther up on the leverif the screw G is withdrawn from the tail G of the dog, whereby awithdrawal of the drawer will move the lever F a greater distance thanwhen the screw G is run farther down into the tail of the dog.

H is a coiled spring, which is secured at one end to the frame D and atthe other to the lever. This is for the purpose of insuring a return ofthe lever to aposition forasuceessive partial rotation of therecord-cylinder. Instead of the spring H an adjustable stud H, having aslot ll where a screw H passes into the edge of the drawer for thepurpose of ad j ustably securing the stud H rigidly,

may be employed. It will be noted that after the operation of theclutch-lever by the dog in an outward movement of the drawer thesucceeding inward movement of the drawer will bring the stud 11 againstthe clutch-lever and carry it to its position fora succeeding movementof the record-cylinder.

The record-cylinder is provided with a bail I, pivoted in the ends, asat I, and extending longitudinally along the periphery of the cylinder,and, if desired, into a recess immediately under the bail, and betweenthe bail and cylinder the leading end of the record sheet or web X isinserted to connect the same with the cylinder. An arm D projects fromthe frame D. It is understood that there is a frame D at each end of therecord-cylinder and that an arm D is provided at each end. Upon this armthere are mounted two bars J, between which the record sheet or web Xpasses, and upon the upper bar there is arranged a spring J, throughwhich and the bars J and at each end thereof there passes a screw Jwhich is threaded into the arm D. (See Fig. 2. These devices serve toclamp the record-sheet so as to remove all wrinkles therefrom and tokeep it snugly upon the cylinder by the tension caused by the bail I inthe operation of winding the paper gradually upen the cylinder.

It is desirable to provide means for preventing a backward or unwindingmovement of the cylinder except when removing the record-sheettherefrom. Several forms of detents may be employed-as, for example, aspring-brake K may be arranged to bear upon the periphery of theclutch-ring E, one end of the spring being secured to the framework by ascrew K and ad j ustably pressed upon the ring E by a screw K Anotherform of detent consists of a small roller L, arranged between theperiphery of the clutchring and a step or bracket D formed on the frame.This roller L is mounted on a springbracket L, secured to the partition13, which has a tendency to keep the roller in such a position that anybackward rotation of the cylinder will be stopped by the wedging actionof the roller between the relatively inclined faces of the bracket D andthe clutch-ring E, while the yielding nature of the bracket L willpermit a forward motion for winding the record-sheet of the cylinder.

At each end the frame-work D carries a standard or hearing D for theweb-supporting cones M. One of these is rigidly mounted in the frame orbearing D while the other is movably mounted,as shown in Fig. 4,,and hasa screw-threaded rod M connected therewith, extended through thebearing, and carries a thumb-nut M for regulating the tension of acoiled spring M within the bearing and press ing against the inner endof the cone. By tightening the nut upon the screw-threaded red thecompression of the spring against the cone is increased, and by drawingoutwardly upon the rod M the cone is drawn into the bearing and awayfrom the web to permit it to be removed or the insertion of a new one.

N is a lever pivoted on the fixed cone M and connected with the springarm or bracket L for the purpose of removing the brake-roller I. frombetween the bracket and clutch-ring when it is desired to unwind paperfrom the cylinder E. In order to retain the brake-roller in aninoperative position,the free end of the lever is depressed and a latchN is swung around upon the same, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

lVhen the spring II is not employed to return the clutch-lever to anoperative position, I may use the red O for the'purpose of releasing theroller L and throwing the clutchlever lug F toward the clutch-ring inorder that the cylinder may be rotated backward. In such case the rod 0is supported in any suitable bearings on the frame D and D and isprovided with a rock-arm 0, (see Fig. 2,) projecting under the bracketL, and a disk 0 secured at its end. Now by pushing the button 0 on thered the disk 0 is forced against and moves the lever to bring the lugagainst the clutch-ring, and by simultaneously turning the red therock-arm raises the bracket and the roller-brake, when the cylinder maybe rotated backward.

The clutch-lever F may be retained in operative position upon theclutclrring E by any suitable means; but in this instance an arm Dextends from the frame I) in front of and terminates opposite theclutch-lever, so as to retain it loosely in position upon the ring.

\Vhat I claim is 1. In a recording apparatus, a record-cyliit derprovided with a clutch-rin g, a clutch-lever, and a leveroperating dogmounted on a drawer, substantially as specified.

2. In a recording apparatus, a record-cylinder and its operatingmechanism, a drawer, and a dog pivoted to the drawer and provided withmeans for adjusting the same on its pivot, substantially as specified.

3. In a recording apparatus,a record-cylinder and its operating devices,in combination with the drawer carrying a pivoted dog and an adjustablestud, substantially as specified.

at. In a recording apparatus, the combination, with the cylinder andmeans for securing the record-sheet thereto, of tension-bars, one beingarranged upon each side of the paper, and means for yieldinglyregulating their pressure upon the paper, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the record-cylinder of a recording apparatus,of t0l1SlO11l) Ll'S, one being arranged upon each side of the paper, aspring contacting therewith, and means for controlling the tension ofthe spring, substantially as specified.

6. In a recording apparatus, a reeord--cylinder provided with aclutch-ring, and a clutchlever mounted on said ring and means foroperating the lever, substantially as specified.

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brake arranged to bear on the ring, substantially as specified.

10. The combination of a record-cylinder having a clutch-ring, aclutch-lever, a brake, and means for moving the lever and removing thebrake, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. MORFORD. WVitnessc-si J C. MOORE, HARVEY J. T. Goon

